Subnautica Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-03
Review summary
  • Highly praised immersive game experience
  • Stunning visuals and diverse environments
  • Excellent survival and exploration mechanics
  • Game has many bugs and glitches
  • Navigation and inventory system need improvement
  • Not suitable for thalassophobics
Subnautica header

Categories

SurvivalExplorationBase BuildingCraftingOpen-WorldStory-driven GameplayResource ManagementSurvival Horror

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
368,970
Positive
358,17997.1%
Negative
10,7912.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
16,140,733
Estimated revenue
$484,060,583
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
60.10%
Estimated copies lost
262
Estimated revenue lost
$7,857
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
60.1%
Avg playtime 1.2h
1041.7%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1242%
Avg playtime 68.2h
6,05096.3%
Avg playtime 55.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.5 rev/day
Last 30d105.4 rev/day
Quarterly28.7 rev/qtr
Days covered4,065.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
6,284 total
Organic purchasers5,39085.8%
Voted up: 98%
Key activations89414.2%
Voted up: 98%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
6,284 total
First impression0-2h1852.94%
Voted up: 95%
Mid game2-10h1,11717.8%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h1,00316.0%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+3,97963.3%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.70% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
93.2%
Global baseline 97.9%
44 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 368,970 total.